One compilation Staten Island fans might love

Lane CoderGrizzly Bear is one of the indie bands tapped for a new AIDS benefit album

Being a music journalist, I get a lot of compilations in the mail at the Staten Island Advance. Honestly, most of them are junk. As a music fan, it's not often one comes across a collection of different bands and songs that fit your own tastes, right? Essentially, if I want a mix, I'll make it myself--or perhaps a friend who knows my tastes will make it for me.

Another problem that happens with these compilations is that the bands chosen for said "comps" submit throwaway songs: crappy demo recordings or just tunes that no one really wants to hear anyway.

Anyway, this is all a very long-winded way of winding up to the point that "Dark Was The Night," an AIDS benefit album (announced on Billboard yesterday) featuring a ton of solid indie acts, looks pretty great. Track list: